ADEIMANTUS
Nonsense，hereplied。Butletmeaddsomethingmore：ThereisanothersidetoGlaucon’sargumentaboutthepraiseandcensureofjusticeandinjustice，whichisequallyrequiredinordertobringoutwhatIbelievetobehismeaning。Parentsandtutorsarealwaystellingtheirsonsandtheirwardsthattheyaretobejust；butwhy？notforthesakeofjustice，butforthesakeofcharacterandreputation；inthehopeofobtainingforhimwhoisreputedjustsomeofthoseoffices，marriages，andthelikewhichGlauconhasenumeratedamongtheadvantagesaccruingtotheunjustfromthereputationofjustice。More，however，ismadeofappearancesbythisclassofpersonsthanbytheothers；fortheythrowinthegoodopinionofthegods，andwilltellyouofashowerofbenefitswhichtheheavens，astheysay，rainuponthepious；andthisaccordswiththetestimonyofthenobleHesiodandHomer，thefirstofwhomsays，thatthegodsmaketheoaksofthejust——
Tohearacornsattheirsummit，andbeesIthemiddle；
Andthesheeptheboweddownbowedthewiththetheirfleeces。
andmanyotherblessingsofalikekindareprovidedforthem。AndHomerhasaverysimilarstrain；forhespeaksofonewhosefameis——